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it was suspended by superstorm sandy. but it's starting up again with the romney campaign heading to new states. and new polls showing president obama holding slim leads in the key battlegrounds. it's "your voice, your vote." and abc's jonathan karl is in florida. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. that storm did not delay this campaign for long. joe biden and mitt romney will be campaigning hard down here in florida today. the storm has forced the president to cancel several campaign events. but it has also given him a chance to show some presidential leadership. >> my message to the federal government, no bureaucracy, no red tape. get resources where they're needed. >> reporter: and later today, he'll get a firsthand look at the damage on the new jersey shore, with none other than the state's republican governor, chris christie. christie is a die-hard romney supporter. but he's had nothing but praise for the president's handling of the storm, which he says is all that really counts right now. >> i don
it was suspended by superstorm sandy. but it's starting up again with the romney campaign heading to new states. and new polls showing president obama holding slim leads in the key battlegrounds. it's "your voice, your vote." and abc's jonathan karl is in florida. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, george. that storm did not delay this campaign for long. joe biden and mitt romney will be campaigning hard down here in florida today. the storm has forced the president...
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this morning, the superstorm. sandy, downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. but do not be fooled. forecasters say this is shaping up to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, with 66 million people in the bull's eye and possibly $15 billion in damage. our extreme team, live up and down the coast this morning. >>> weekend whirlwind. with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are going through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both guys are so confident? >>> extreme shoplifting. caught on tape. look at this. a suitcase filled with $1,000 in steaks. this guy hiding items in a neck brace. how the thieves are now working in teams and making everything more expensive for you. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and best birthday ever. we'll tell you how a mall worker managed to convince 1980s rock legend billy idol to play at his birthday party. this man went through extraordinary lengths, launching a two-year campaign to meet his idol. and we were there overnight, exclusively, for the big payoff. >>> you learn someth
this morning, the superstorm. sandy, downgraded to a tropical storm overnight. but do not be fooled. forecasters say this is shaping up to be a once-in-a-lifetime event, with 66 million people in the bull's eye and possibly $15 billion in damage. our extreme team, live up and down the coast this morning. >>> weekend whirlwind. with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are going through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both...
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add in the 150-mile-plus winds of the jet stream, and sandy is a superstorm. >> this storm is going to be destructive and essentially life threatening. >> the waves and the surf already crashing onshore? new jersey, and that's where ginger zee is. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, sam. we've had wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour already. we're going to easily get into that 60 to 80 miles per hour category. you're starting to see debris float in and out of the ocean. the tide is at its peak. remember, even though the angry surf is here right now and it's very high, later, it's going to get higher. there is that iconic boardwalk, everybody knows it as well. that could easily have water on it. and we could see water coming from the other side of atlantic city. all the barrier islands are sliver thin as you go up new jersey. so that's what we're watching for as that storm makes its approach tonight. let's go ahead to nags head, north carolina, and find out matt gutman now. >> how about now? thanks, ginger. just to give you a taste of what we've been seeing here. for the past 36 conti
add in the 150-mile-plus winds of the jet stream, and sandy is a superstorm. >> this storm is going to be destructive and essentially life threatening. >> the waves and the surf already crashing onshore? new jersey, and that's where ginger zee is. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, sam. we've had wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour already. we're going to easily get into that 60 to 80 miles per hour category. you're starting to see debris float in and out of the ocean. the...
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but the waves in hawaii were smaller than expected. >>> the superstorm known as sandy has both presidential candidates cancelling events. mitt romney has canceled events in virginia and instead is going to ohio. >>> statue of liberty is scheduled to reopen today. lady liberty underwent a year-long interior makeover, that will enable 26,000 more people to visit the crown of the statue of liberty every year >>> the first space station to deliver supplies is now on its way home, the dragon capsule, it's set to splash down in the pacific ocean this afternoon. >>> time now for the nation's weather, back to sam champion in lower manhattan. >>> the extreme weather team is out covering the likely hit zones of this storm. let's get to the other weather. we got to talk about some cold temperatures and rain elsewhere in the country today. the northwest rain, spokane, portland, you're getting some rain out of this system. you get that upslope coming off the west coast. you'll pick up one to two inches of rain. a little bit of mountain snow involved in that. all eyes are on sandy, a coastal storm that w
but the waves in hawaii were smaller than expected. >>> the superstorm known as sandy has both presidential candidates cancelling events. mitt romney has canceled events in virginia and instead is going to ohio. >>> statue of liberty is scheduled to reopen today. lady liberty underwent a year-long interior makeover, that will enable 26,000 more people to visit the crown of the statue of liberty every year >>> the first space station to deliver supplies is now on its...
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add in the jet stream and sandy is a superstorm. >> this storm is going to be destructive, historic and unfortunately, life-threatening. >> and we've got to talk about wind and rain from this storm, first. those are first the likely things that will cause the most damage early on in this storm. a quick look at its windfield. we'll show you is this not a coastal system. watch this thing come onshore and it spreads winds all the way in, look at that, chicago, you're getting winds. down south, atlanta you'll be feeling winds from the storm. take a look at the rainfall. again, this is not just the coastal storm. the heaviest rain is where the storm will come on shore. in that says, 6 to 12 inches of rain. that's exactly where ginger zee is this morning right on the shore in atlantic city. the exact spot that forecasters expect the storm will come on. ginger. >> that's right, sam, this storm is 250 miles away from us. it will be ground zero tonight when it comes onshore tonight. imagine, though, four to eight-foot wall of water, add 10 to 20-foot waves, come with me push all that water right
add in the jet stream and sandy is a superstorm. >> this storm is going to be destructive, historic and unfortunately, life-threatening. >> and we've got to talk about wind and rain from this storm, first. those are first the likely things that will cause the most damage early on in this storm. a quick look at its windfield. we'll show you is this not a coastal system. watch this thing come onshore and it spreads winds all the way in, look at that, chicago, you're getting winds....
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the coverage of that has been swamped by sandy and the superstorm. want to go to jake tapper down in orlando, florida. this has scrambled the campaign, jake. and dozens of events by both candidates has been canceled. >> that's right. president obama was here in orlando yesterday, but left before his own rally, to go back and monitor the storm coverage. we're told he stayed abreast of the coverage all day. mainly briefed by his chief homeland security adviser, john brennan. he watched the storm coverage on television, like much of us, throughout the night. he spoke with the governors of the states that were hardest hit. cuomo from new york, christie of new jersey. and also talked to the mayors of new york city and the mayors of jersey city and newark. talked about what they need. in the information he also one of the things we could do would be to expedite the process, by declaring major disaster relief. he'll be briefed again later today and will have a conference call. it seems like the campaign will go back on schedule tomorrow, george. >>> we're g
the coverage of that has been swamped by sandy and the superstorm. want to go to jake tapper down in orlando, florida. this has scrambled the campaign, jake. and dozens of events by both candidates has been canceled. >> that's right. president obama was here in orlando yesterday, but left before his own rally, to go back and monitor the storm coverage. we're told he stayed abreast of the coverage all day. mainly briefed by his chief homeland security adviser, john brennan. he watched the...
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come on superstorm sandy. including the dramatic rescue at sea. the coast guard saving 15 people. >>> and we'll have the latest on that devastating dam break in new jersey. people waiting to be rescued at new jersey. people waiting to be rescued at this hour. to the gas station i am probably going about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two years in a row. ♪ and now she's made us breakfast. [ male announcer ] eggo nutri-grain waffles. you know it's made with 8 grams of whole grain and is a good source of fiber. all they know is it tastes great. eggo nutri-grain waffles. the latest thing to wear with beautiful tops. beautiful underarms. wear with toga tops, yoga tops, and va-va-voom tops. dove go sl
come on superstorm sandy. including the dramatic rescue at sea. the coast guard saving 15 people. >>> and we'll have the latest on that devastating dam break in new jersey. people waiting to be rescued at new jersey. people waiting to be rescued at this hour. to the gas station i am probably going about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i...
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no damage has been reported. >>> and the superstorm also known as sandy has both presidential candidates cancelling events. president obama is dropping appearances in virginia tomorrow and colorado on tuesday, so he can monitor the storm. mitt romney has canceled events in virginia and instead is going to ohio. >>> and the statue of liberty is scheduled to reopen today. as long as the storm doesn't interfere. lady liberty underwent a year-long interior makeover, that will enable 26,000 more people to visit the crown of the statue of liberty every year. >>> and the first commercial space capsule to deliver supplies to the space is now on its way home, the dragon capsule, it's set to splash down in the pacific ocean this afternoon. >>> time now for the nation's weather, back to sam champion in lower manhattan. >>> the extreme weather team is out covering the most likely hit zones for this storm. but let's get to the other weather. we got to talk about some cold temperatures and rain elsewhere in the country today. a quick look where that northwest rain is cong in. spokane, portland, you're
no damage has been reported. >>> and the superstorm also known as sandy has both presidential candidates cancelling events. president obama is dropping appearances in virginia tomorrow and colorado on tuesday, so he can monitor the storm. mitt romney has canceled events in virginia and instead is going to ohio. >>> and the statue of liberty is scheduled to reopen today. as long as the storm doesn't interfere. lady liberty underwent a year-long interior makeover, that will...
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that superstorm. abc's meteorologist, ginger zee, is in florida, tracking what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event. >> sandy has been downgraded to a tropical storm. but that's temporary. this behemoth is forecast to become a hurricane again and join forces with a storm. multiple states are issuing emergency alerts. and today is the calm before the storm. the last day to stock up, batten down or just get out of town. >> that's what millions of people are doing, getting out. to give you a sense of what a mess this storm could make, it's expected to slam parts of the east coast with a foot of rain and several feet of snow. it's going to last for days, bringing wind damage, power outages and possibly massive flooding in some parts. abc's extreme team is covering all of the angles. we're going to start with ginger in cocoa beach, florida. good morning, ginger. >> good morning, dan. it's very windy here. we've had wind gusts of 50 miles per hour-plus. you can see the surf behind me. there was a 31-foot wav
that superstorm. abc's meteorologist, ginger zee, is in florida, tracking what could be a once-in-a-lifetime event. >> sandy has been downgraded to a tropical storm. but that's temporary. this behemoth is forecast to become a hurricane again and join forces with a storm. multiple states are issuing emergency alerts. and today is the calm before the storm. the last day to stock up, batten down or just get out of town. >> that's what millions of people are doing, getting out. to give...
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sandy is groening strength. a 900-mile behemoth storm. and for many, today is the calm before the storm. a last chance to stock up, batten down or just get out of town. >> and that's just what millions of people are already doing. to give you a sense of what a mess this storm could make, it's expected to hit parts of the east coast with a foot of rain and up to two feet of snow. it's going to last for days, bringing wind damage, power outages and possibly massive flooding. abc's extreme team is covering all of the angles this morning. we're going to start with ginger in cocoa beach, florida. >> good morning, dan. it is very windy here. we've had wind gusts of 50-mile-per-hour-plus, overnight. the shoreline being pounded by ten-foot breakers. and out at sea, a buoy recorded a 31-foot wave. let's check in on sandy. where is she now? 200 miles to any east, moving north-northeast. next stop would be the carolinas. and eventually, that potential date with weather history. tumultuous waves hammering florida beaches. serious erosion. and almost
sandy is groening strength. a 900-mile behemoth storm. and for many, today is the calm before the storm. a last chance to stock up, batten down or just get out of town. >> and that's just what millions of people are already doing. to give you a sense of what a mess this storm could make, it's expected to hit parts of the east coast with a foot of rain and up to two feet of snow. it's going to last for days, bringing wind damage, power outages and possibly massive flooding. abc's extreme...
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all of this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, now superstorm sandy. >> all right. we're hearing stories this morning. right now a lot of concerns with power outages and flooding. those are two significant stories today, because we're seeing a lot of rain that's not done and northwesterly flooding. if you already dealt with the flooding situation, we're sorry for the bad news and also more wind. not as bad as yesterday, but breezy out there. >> i us on the phone, stephanie rawlings-blake. mayor, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> address the people of baltimore and baltimore city, on sunday morning at 9:15. you had specific warnings for the people of the city, did they heed the warnings? >> it does. they are grateful, i'm grateful for emergency workers and city crews. fire, police, they were out in full force and able to respond to every single 9-1-1 call. because most of the people heeded our warning and stayed in fire, we had minimal fire and police. and again, i'm just immensely grateful for that. >> maywhere you started leading the city, you were back into
all of this in the aftermath of hurricane sandy, now superstorm sandy. >> all right. we're hearing stories this morning. right now a lot of concerns with power outages and flooding. those are two significant stories today, because we're seeing a lot of rain that's not done and northwesterly flooding. if you already dealt with the flooding situation, we're sorry for the bad news and also more wind. not as bad as yesterday, but breezy out there. >> i us on the phone, stephanie...